Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 15 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Mon, Aug 5, 2024, 7:54 AM PDT (14:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 16 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-08-05 14:54:36 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.749° N, 118.638° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.715 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 790 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.716 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 790 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.23 km ENE of Topaz, California · 790 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.712 km N of Walker, CA · 788 days ago · -2 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.54 km ENE of Topaz, California · 788 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 1.516 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 788 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.734 km SE of Bodie, CA · 786 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.830 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 786 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.139 km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 786 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.716 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 785 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.628 km SE of Bodie, CA · 785 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.56 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 784 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.917 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 783 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 103
  15. 2.517 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 783 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.54 km W of Walker, California · 781 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.016 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  18. 2.514 km E of Topaz, California · 776 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 2.016 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.916 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.516 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 776 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 2.816 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.517 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 775 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.617 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.616 km SW of Walker, CA · 775 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.116 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 774 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.516 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 774 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.618 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.017 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.817 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.917 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 3.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 4.316 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 30
  35. 2.117 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.317 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 1.717 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.616 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.717 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 2.517 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.116 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  44. 2.016 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 772 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  45. 2.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 1.729 km SE of Bodie, CA · 772 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 3.317 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.716 km E of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  49. 2.017 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 1.617 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  52. 2.517 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  53. 2.217 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 772 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 1.816 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  55. 3.317 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  56. 2.416 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 3.417 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  58. 1.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 2.315 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.917 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 771 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 12

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.315 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 790 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 791 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.614 km E of Topaz, California · 793 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.916 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 793 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.117 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 793 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.69 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 794 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.56 km NW of Walker, CA · 794 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.727 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 794 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 1.614 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 2.215 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 795 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.115 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 795 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.910 km NW of Fallon, Nevada · 795 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.533 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 796 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.518 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 797 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.531 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 798 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.816 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 798 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 2.115 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 799 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.79 km SW of Gabbs, Nevada · 800 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 804 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 804 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00881985. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 PM UTC.